The Skinny: Game 13 - Isles 4, Vancouver 2

Eric Hornick breaks down the Islanders 4-2 win over the Canucks

Cal Clutterbuck and Andrew Ladd scored 99 seconds apart midway through the third period to break a 2-2 tie as the Isles completed a comeback from an early 1-0 deficit for a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks before a crowd of 12,514 at Barclays Center.

Both Ladd and Jason Chimera scored their first goals in an Islander uniform as the Isles extended their point streak to three straight games (1-0-2).

While the Isles got points from 12 players, their defense did not score a goal, ending the Isles' club-record eight game streak.

The Islander defense had four more points and has combined for 12-31-43 this season on the 37 goals the team has scored this season… John Tavares extended his point streak to five games (1-4-5) … The Isles recorded their first regulation win on home ice against the Canucks since 2002; Vancouver had gone 5-0-2 in their previous seven visits… The Isles are 16-1-3 all-time at Barclays Center against Western Conference teams…Alan Quine, who had four assists in last year's playoffs, had his first regular season assist…Vancouver falls to 0-8-1 in their last 9, including eight consecutive regulation losses… Jason Chimera is the oldest Islander forward to score a goal since Eric Boulton (4-11-2015 vs. Columbus in the Coliseum finale); Chimera and Ladd are the 357th and 358th Islanders to score a goal…It's the first time since March 6th at MSG that at least 12 Islanders recorded points…Anders Lee recorded his first assist since March 23rd… John Tavares had six attempts on goal, an assist and was +2, but did not record a shot on goal for the first time this season. The Isles are 14-14-2 all-time when Tavares does not have a shot on goal.

Clutch Cal

Cal Clutterbuck's goal was his 98th career goal, including 36 as an Islander. When Clutterbuck scores at least one goal, the Isles are 28-4-2.

Nineteen of those 98 goals have been game-winners, including 11 as an Islander. Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Cluttebuck has recorded 10 game-winning goals, placing him in the top-45 in the entire NHL over that span.

Better at Full Strength

The Isles have been outscored 38-37 this season; however, in 5-on-5 play, the Isles have outscored their opponents 30-24. The Isles have been outscored 14-7 in all other situations.

Offense From Defense

The Isles defense had scored at least once in eight straight games, establishing a new franchise record:

8 - October 23- November 5, 2016

7 - March 5-17, 1985

7- November 11-27, 1974

6- March 11-22, 1979

6 - December 12-23, 1978

Lots of Home Cooking

The Isles concluded a 11-game stretch in which they played 10-out of-11 at home for the first time in their history. The Isles went 5-4-2 in that stretch, including 5-3-2 at Barclays Center.

Dynasty Connection

Brandon Sutter went -2 in 19:49 of ice-time for Vancouver. Brandon's father Brent won two Stanley Cups for the Isles and then went on to win 215 games as an NHL head coach - the same total reached by Jack Capuano tonight.

The Shots

Isles 13-8-11=32 Vancouver 13-13-6=32

The Isles are 4-1-1 when they outshoot their opponents and 1-0-0 when the shots are even but are 0-5-1 when they are outshot.

Home and Road

The Islanders are 5-6-2 overall; 5-3-2 at home and 0-3-0 on the road.

Vancouver is 4-8-1 overall; 4-3-0 at home and 0-5-1 on the road.

By Division

The Isles are 0-3-1 in Division games and 5-3-1 in games versus other divisions (1-2-0 vs. Atlantic, 1-0-0 vs. Central and 3-1-1 vs. Pacific).

Last season the Isles went 18-8-4 in Division games and 27-19-6 in games against other divisions. The Isles went 19-7-2 against the Western Conference, including 12-0-2 at home.

In the Nets

Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves to improve to 3-3-2 on the season and 6-52 in his career against Vancouver.

Ryan Miller made 28 saves but falls to 1-6-0 on the season and 18-10-2 against the Isles in his career.

Power Plays

The Islanders were 0-2 on the power play, while Vancouver was 1-2.

The Isles are 0-3-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 5-3-1 when they do not. The Isles are 2-4-2 when they allow at least one power play goal and 3-2-0 when they do not.

The Isles have allowed 10 power play goals in the last six games (10-26, 61.5% penalty kill). It's the first time since January 16- February 3, 2015 (7 games) that the Isles have allowed a power play goal in at least seven straight games, and matches the longest single-season streak for the team since they allowed PP goals in nine straight games from January 19 - February 8, 2008.

Three is a Magic Number

The Isles are 5-1-1 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-5-1when they do not. The Isles were 37-4-2 when they scored at least three goals (including SO winners) last season.

One Goal Games

The Isles are 2-3-2 in games decided by a single goal including 1-3-0 in regulation. They are 1-0 in games decided in overtime and are 0-2 in shootouts. The Isles are 0-0 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1 goal game into a 2-goal game.

First Goal

The Isles are 3-0-1 when they score first and are 2-6-1 when they allow the opening goal.

Second to The One

Jack Capuano, the 2nd winningest coach in Islander history, is 215-181-58 behind the Islander bench. Among the 9 New York area teams, only the Yankees' Joe Girardi has led his team longer than Capuano.

Most games coached (Islanders):

Al Arbour 1,500

Jack Capuano 454

Mike Milbury 191

Terry Simpson 187

Scott Gordon 181

Most wins by Islander coaches:

Al Arbour 740

Jack Capuano 215

Terry Simpson 81

Peter Laviolette 77

Ted Nolan 74

Capuano is the 75th coach in NHL history to coach at least 450 games. His 215 wins places him tied-66th all-time with Brent Sutter, 4 behind Herb Brooks and 6 behind Bob McCammon.

Back-to-Backs

The Isles are 0-2-0 on the front-end of back-to-backs and 1-1-0 on the back-end. Last season, the Isles went 5-5-5 on the front-end and 9-3-3 on the back end of back-to-backs.

The Isles will play 16 sets of back-to-backs this season, but the next one is not until November 22 in Anaheim and November 23 in Los Angeles.

Tired vs. Rested

The Isles are 1-0-0 when both teams played the night before.

The Isles are 3-1-1when they are rested and their opponents are not.

The Isles are 0-1-0 when their opponents are rested and the Isles are not.

The Isles lead the season series one game to none (and two points to one). The teams will meet again on March 9th in Vancouver.

The Isles had lost four straight home games to Vancouver (0-1-3) dating back to a 2-1 shootout win on November 17, 2008. This was the first Isles regulation win at home over Vancouver since December 3, 2002.

On The Farm

The Sound Tigers are 6-4-0 on the season, and are off until Friday when they travel to Syracuse.

Christopher Gibson has all six wins for the Sound Tigers (6-0-0, 2.52 GAA) while Bracken Kearns leads the team in scoring (5-6-11) and is tied with Michael dal Colle for the goal scoring lead (5).